to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
that is to say; so that means
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
basin (e.g. between mountains)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
number of persons; personnel
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen